The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-09
Baseball Notes.

Baseball Notes.
Boston Herald: Indianapolis will be on the
scene again next season.
Devn, lately released by the Phillies, is to be
given a trial by the Athletics.
The Charlottesville Reds yesterday defeated
the Champaign Clippers, to 5.
Irwin, Akron's former promising pitcher. has
been sighed by the Kalamazoos, and will join
that club in Canton, Saturday.
The game yesterday between the Unions and
McNickin Stars, of Cincinnati, ended in q score
of 13 to II in favor of Cincinnati.
It is not at all unlikely that the Duluth base
ball club will finish the games now scheduled for
that city elsewhere. Lack of sufficient patron
age there is the cause.
Gibson, who was released By the Philadelphia
club. may join the same team again, as Clements.
Cunning and Mcclure are su ffaring from injur-
les. Cleveland also wants Gibson.
The Rutland Athletic Association has voted to
disband its baseball club The club is not in
debt but is too expensive for the town to sup
port. The salary list is nearly 81, 600 a month.
The baseball park at Loeansport was
opened yesterday with game between the
Green Stockings. of South Bend. and the Loeans-
port Stars. At the close of the ninth inning the
score stood to 4. The tenth inning was played,
in which the Green Stockings made l.
The New York Sun thinks that captains should
wait until after the game before they fine mem
bers of their teams. Then being less heated. they
may conclude that instead of fning their play
ers the only justifiable means of obtaining salts
faction is to lick the umpire. but that being con-
trary TO pase-oaH principles Cney must possess
themselves in silence.
There can no longer be any doubt even in the
few minds that have entertained one, AS to what
caused the continued defeats of the Indianapolis
club in it's trip Jonah johnson left them on
Tuesday. and the club beat the South Bends
Wednesday aud the Chicagos yesterday. Put
this and that together, gentle reader. and draw
your Own conclusions.
When Nelson was released by the Metropoli-
tan Club. Manager Mutrie at once sent for him.
and the result of the consultation which followed
would waive their rights to him, he would sign
a contract with the New Yorks. Nearly all the
clubs heard from Tuesday, and by this
time Nelson is ful-fedged Giant.
Radbourn. when he pitched for the Bostons
Tuesday, the New York Sun says appeared to
Re IN one of mis- worst su.king fts He acted
though the result of the game a matter of
the utmost indifference, and generally dis
graced himself that the spectators at last Kissed
every action of his. and applauded vocifero usly
whenever the Philadelphia gained point It
suggested, and perhaps not inopportunely,
that he had been observing Labor Day. Wheth-
he had or not, his stanchest supporters de-
serted him, and were as loud in their expressions
of disgust any The directors Of the club
were enraged beyond measure, and at a meeting
held Immediately after the game decided, with
very little discussion and with entire harmony.
to apply the punishment which threatened
week ago. and accordingly the once king
pitcher of the League. if not of the country, now
stands suspended indefinitely, with loss of pay,
for Indifferent work 10 the box.